Navigating Perfection with Beer Can Chicken

Do you like our beer? Do you like chicken? Do you like chicken that tastes like itʻs been cooked with your favorite beer? Many recipes call for a standard American lager, but we thought it would be fun to spice it up a bit and use a craft beer that we love and that we know goes great with chicken – Kauai Golden Ale! Its smooth and refreshing citrus aroma go GREAT with chicken and other light dishes!

Ingredients:

1 5(ish) pound whole chicken – giblets and neck removed

1 6-pack Kauaʻi Golden Ale

1 Cup of your favorite spice rub

1 Onion wedge

Steps:

Rub 1/2 of your spices all over chicken, making sure to get every nook and cranny.

Take one beer fron the 6 pack. Place remaining 5 beers in your cooler for consumption later.

Open and drink half. (If you have a can opener, it helps to cut open the top fully to allow even moisture distribution.)

Add the remaining spices to the can

Place can in chickenʻs….cavity.

Put your spice coated chicken on the grill.

Jam onion wedge into the chickenʻs neck to seal it.

Place the lid on.

Wait for it to be done. (Depending on the size of your grill and position of the flame, time varies. )

Tips -

Make sure the can fits BEFORE you start grilling. We wouldnʻt want you working your magic over an open flame!

Make sure the grill/oven you use is big enough to hold the chicken upright with a can in its cavity. A chicken that doesnʻt fit is just a spicy chicken with a can in its cavity.

Check that the bird is fully cooked before serving.

Whatever temperature you choose, make sure itʻs above boiling, otherwise, weʻre again stuck with a spicy chicken with a can in its cavity.

We modified this recipe for our needs, but youʻll probably find many other recipes out there! Whatʻs most important is that you do what works best for you. If you donʻt have a grill, an oven works and the process is about the same. If you donʻt have access to our brews…well youʻll need to come visit us at the brewery and remedy that!

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Navigating Perfection

Aloha! At Hawai’i Nui Brewing, we’re passionate about craft beer. We brew small batches of our all-natural ales and lagers from the finest barley malt, wheat, hops and yeast. Our uniquely well balanced Island Style beer is perfect for your time in Paradise!

Mahalo for enjoying the beauty of Hawai’i with one of our beers.

Doing Our Part

We are proud to make the switch from bottles to cans. Not only do cans keep our premium quality beers fresher but it is also much better for our Aina.

Who doesn’t LOVE Beer? Who doesn’t LOVE chocolate? How could a Wednesday evening get more perfect….. You take Big Island best LOCAL Chocolate and you pair it with the best LOCAL Brewery!!!! Join us and Hawaiian Crown Chocolates for a evening of pairing two loves CHOCOLATE+BEER Wainaku Executive Center is having their Wainaku Wednesday on